Golf-stroke counter



July 3, 1923. 1,460,842

H. K. BROOKS GOLF STROKE COUNTER Filed April '7, 1922 Patented July 3, 1923.

HOWARD K.

Application filed April Y,

T 0 all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD a citizen of the United States, the borough of Manhattan, in of New York, city and State of York, have invented certain new and useful i proveinents in Golf-Stroke Counters, which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a if stroke counter, and more particula y to the adaptation and arrangement of the parts, as will be more fully hereinafter pointed out.

In playing golf one or more of the players keeps the score card, on which t the results of the playing for each ioic, and this tally is entered by the score-keeper after all of the group playing together have finished each hole. This scoring does not, however, provide for the scoring of each stroke which the individual player has made in making a particular hole, and therefore mistakes and disagreements arise the time that the score-keeper is entering the score for the particular hole finished.

' 1e county My device is adapted to prevent such errors and misunderstandings, as ach player in using my device is enabled to an actual record of each stroke which he makes as soon as he has finished making the stroke, so that when he is through playing the hole my device will indicate accurately the number of strokes he has actually used in making that particular hoie.

My device is also made so that it can be suspended ready for use on the belt of the player so as to be always available, but not in the way; nor can it be lost as it securely fastened to the belt. t also made in a very simple manner, so that there are no operating parts to out of orde and it can be made at a very low cost because of its simplicity.

Referring to the drawings Figure l a vertical front view of my device suspends on a belt as used, but with the belt broken away at the ends for convenience in tration; Figure 2 is a top plan view 1 dial of my device; Figure 8 is cross-section of Fig. 1 on the line 33; and i ure 4 is a top plan View of a dial ad to be secured to the wrist of the pi 1510K COUNTER.

1 A hole 7 is cut out of the center or the dial i and raised members 8 are thrown up on the face of the dial in radix" the morals her 9 which is in which here is ll is mounted on the means of a rivet 52 which is riveted through the hole and the hole 18 in one end of the hand 11, so that the hand 11 can swing freely around said rivet 12. The hand ll b nner between the numerals ension incniintegral with the dial, and cut out slot 107 A hand also a depressec member let on its under side in a position adapted to register the dial 4 as t ie hand 11 is turned. The hand 11 also has an upturned spring portion which serves as a linger member for the user of my evice. The upwardly bowed portic lo also [net-ions as a tension means rec end of th hand 11 i niainland more particularly in inter position when brought into registravarious indications thereon. 6 i dapted to pass through the suspending the dial 4, and

v r said strap is a inickle 17 of usual cons'truction tie trap 16 being passed 8 which is worn around the can be fastened thereto ov-xn manner.

the player will fasten UGi'e 18 as unheated When the l 1; stroke is completed by the player he will then take hold of the he id 11 by means of the finger member 15 and turn the h d, which rested on numeral 0, to i, whercoy the depressed member M will register on the raised member 8 in regular alignment with the numeral 1. After the second stroke has bee made by the player he will then move the hand 1]. in the same the de ressed member iner-ly retains nil ll y to prevent accid movement, but not suliiciently to interfere with the intended movement by the 1 one numeral to a-notl r. This procface of the dial aby ess continues until the player has made the hole to which he is playing when the number of strokes used in attaining that hole will be indicated on the dial, and will be given by the player to the score-keeper, and the player will then return the hand 11 to the numeral 0 and proceed as before described.

It will be understood that the numerals 6 may be raised as illustrated and described herein, or may be stamped or printed or placed on the dial 4 in any suitable manner, and the device shown is not intended as a limitation, as other variations may be made Without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. The dial 4 may, if preferred, have a second extension member 9 on the opposite side of the dial 4, said second extension member 9 also being provided with a slot 10 whereby the strap 16 will pass through both of said slots 10 so that the dial l may be fastened by means of the strap 10 to the wrist of the player.

I claim:

In a golf stroke counter the combination or a dial having a series of numbers arranged on the face and near the edge thereof, and a hand pivotally mounted on the dial adapted to be moved into registration with any of the numbers on the face of the dial, said hand intermcdiatc of its length having an up ardly bowed portion to facilitate the turning of said hand over the dial, said bowed portion constituting in e't feet a spring; to maintain the free nd of the hand in contact with the face of the dial.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature. v

HOWARD K. BROOKS. 

